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Discoamazing t1_j7034i2 wrote

Reply to comment by bangarangrufiOO in What happened they literally just finished building the upstairs hand out spot? by Dismal-Bumblebee4932

New to town and visited the Mineo's in Squirrel Hill. Got a pizza that basically tasted and looked like a Red Baron frozen pizza. Was pretty surprised after hearing all the praise for it online.

Did I go on a bad day, or is there another location that's better? Or is there pizza just not for me?

Curious to get a locals opinion on this.

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bangarangrufiOO t1_j715g5t wrote

Red Baron frozen pizza, that has like a dusting of cheese and is a nanometer thick? Mineo’s pizza comes with like 17 pounds of cheese on top and is one of the heftiest slices I’ve seen on Earth that isn’t deep dish. Not many pizzas are so thick that pizza shops routinely hand out metal forks and knives to eat it in shop.

Was it the extreme thickness of the cheese you disliked? Still…that shouldn’t remind you of a Red Baron, if that’s the issue. Trying to think what could have possibly made that connection…

Mineo’s doesn’t have bad days. They don’t miss. It might just be not for you, unfortunately. Give Fiori’s a try and compare the 2.

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Discoamazing t1_j7386tg wrote

Thick cheese is great, it was really the crust that gave it a frozen pizza/school cafeteria vibe. That and the pepperoni wasnt melted into it at all, just sort of resting on top. I will try Fiori's and report back.

So far the best pizza I've had in town was from Aiello's.

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karmicreditplan t1_j75m980 wrote

The pepperoni floating on top is for real in Squirrel Hill.

We live around the corner.

Don’t get slices. Order a whole pizza and they’ll put it on from the beginning. If you get a slice or few just get it as. But also don’t do that. It will have been sitting a lot longer.

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bangarangrufiOO t1_j73buz2 wrote

I thought Mineo’s put their pepperoni underneath the cheese? Or is that just the Lebo location? Anyone else can chime in…

Maybe you legit did run into a brand new guy on the job. I have been eating Mineo’s for 20 years (albeit almost exclusively from the Lebo location) and I’ve never had one bad bite.

Also, in case you aren’t aware, Aiello’s stole their original recipe from Mineo’s (which makes your opinion on both somewhat humorous, but not atypical!)

Source: http://www.offthebluff.com/a-tale-of-two-pizza-shops-aiellos-and-mineos/

I HIGHLY recommend Fiori’s. Not everybody who visits me from out of town loves Mineo’s like some of us yinzers do…but Fiori’s usually is a can’t miss, even from ahhta tahners.

Lastly, I’d go to Mineo’s in Lebo and give it a 2nd shot. You can get it by the slice, just in case.

Cheers and good luck!

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jwormyk t1_j72j69s wrote

I actually kind of like red baron frozen pizza, but Mineos shouldn't taste like that. The sauce is a tad spicy and the obnoxious amount of cheese is actually good quality cheese.

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